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01/01/2021
We look back 55 years at a rapidly changing Poway -- and Rancho Bernardo -- the the pass of the phone book.
Unfortunately, a couple of pages are missing.

12/25/2020
We take the Way Back Machine to the week's edition of Poway News. The Poway of the day was just beginning its transition from village to suburb.
Phone service (lousy) and sewer service (not yet available) were the hot news items, along with an update on Social Security information, social news, mind-boggling grocery prices and a shout-out to Rubin Tannenbaum, "Poway's Santa Claus."

12/18/2020
COVID-19 means extraordinarily difficult time for restaurants, but it is always a tough business with many changes. Here are some examples through the years.

12/04/2020
Some images we didn't have in our archives.
đHappy 40th Poway! đ
Forty years ago (Dec. 1, 1980) Poway officially became a city. The first meeting of the City Council was held at Twin Peaks Middle School and called to order by Roger Hedgecock, then Chairman of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. He swore in the cityâs first elected council, consisting of Bob Emery, Linda Oravec, Clyde Rexrode, Mary Shepardson, and Bruce Tarzy.
For more city council history: https://poway.org/170/City-Council-History

12/04/2020
Then and Now
Happy birthday to Poway. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now
Read 'Then and Now,' Mary Shepardson's column in the Pomerado News.

11/26/2020
Photos from Poway Historical Society's post

11/22/2020
Ralph Powers, a lifelong Poway resident and a member of the pioneer Hilleary/Powers family, shared remembrances of his school days here in the 1920s.

11/13/2020
A look back at who, and what, was making news in Poway 60 years ago.
Best viewed on a larger monitor.

11/06/2020
From new to old to new again.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now

10/30/2020
With many changes underway along Poway Road, we look back 60 years at the businesses that were here, shown on recent aerial photos.

10/26/2020
Club spotlight: Poway Historical and Memorial Society is preserving the communityâs past
In the Poway News-Chieftain.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/news/story/2020-10-22/club-spotlight-poway-historical-and-memorial-society-is-preserving-the-communitys-past
The Poway Historical and Memorial Society is dedicated to preserving Powayâs history.

10/23/2020
Last week we shared the Poway Telephone Directory from 1960. In the following five years, Poway added many new residents and businesses and acquired the typesetting abilities to produce a more professional-looking directory.

10/16/2020
We look back at the Poway of 60 years ago through the pages of the community phone directory. (Donated to the museum by Vic Rauch.)

10/09/2020
Shepardson: A rodeo and much more
The roots of the missed rodeo.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-10-08/shepardson-a-rodeo-and-much-more#nt=00000169-7d6b-dd8a-a16b-7febf6f70000-liK0promoLarge-7030col1
Among the many events to fall victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, was the 2020 edition of the popular Poway Rodeo, held on the Tierra Bonita Road property often referred to as the Rodeo Grounds.

09/10/2020
Shepardson: Paguay, the rancho that wasnât
In case you wondered why Rancho Bernardo and Rancho Penasquitos were "planned communities" and Poway wasn't.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-09-10/shepardson-paguay-the-rancho-that-wasnt
In the 1800s, while Spain and then Mexico controlled California, there were three highly desirable expanses of land flanking what is now Interstate 15.

08/13/2020
Then and Now
When "go two miles and turn left at the big oak tree" was no longer adequate driving instructions, it was time to name the roads of Poway.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now
Read 'Then and Now,' Mary Shepardson's column in the Pomerado News.

07/23/2020
Photos from Poway Historical Society's post

07/02/2020
Then and Now
Rubin Tannenbaum was Poway's Man for All Seasons
Pictures below.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now
Read 'Then and Now,' Mary Shepardson's column in the Pomerado News.

06/25/2020
Photos from Poway Historical Society's post

06/18/2020
Photos from Poway Historical Society's post

06/09/2020
Photos from Poway Historical Society's post

06/04/2020
Shepardson: A big anniversary for the Poway Post Office
June 2 was the day.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-06-04/shepardson-a-big-anniversary-for-the-poway-post-office
In less fraught times, there would be occasion for much pomp and celebration at the Poway Post Office this month.

05/14/2020
Photos from Poway Historical Society's post

05/07/2020
Shepardson: Bridlewood has no bridles
The Bridlewood development in Poway lines Espola Road northward from Poway High.

04/16/2020
Then and Now: When polio terrorized Poway
Another time, another panic. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-04-16/then-and-now-when-polio-terrorized-poway
As we self-quarantine and practice âsocial distancingâ in hopes of neither contracting nor spreading the dreaded coronavirus that dominates the dayâs news, we look back to an era when fear of another little-understood illness gripped our town and the country.

04/06/2020
For about 100 years, agriculture was the big player in Poway.
03/13/2020
This also affects us. The Heritage Museum and Nelson House will both be closed and the rummage sale scheduled for March 14 has been postponed.
https://poway.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=574

03/06/2020
Then and Now: Fred Allbee, Powayâs first âmayorâ
A memorable character
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-03-05/then-and-now-fred-allbee-poways-first-mayor
When Poway incorporated as a city in the fall of 1980, we finally had our first City Council, and our first official mayor.

02/08/2020
Then and Now: Life before supermarkets
Grocery wars, Poway style.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-02-07/then-and-now-life-before-supermarkets
The announced closing of Vons, one of the last two traditional full-service supermarkets here, got me thinking about what Poway residents have had to do to get groceries through the years.
01/21/2020
Another video from San Diego. Poway Road, traveling east from 395 (now I-15) to just west of what is now the Poway city limits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1xfS3kSNkE

01/21/2020
Pomerado Rd
Thanks to Adam Grofcsik of Scripps Ranch Historical Society for spotting this c. 1972 video showing Pomerado Road, east from what was then 395. (It shows the route in both directions.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBf3DGeu4nU&fbclid=IwAR0ha29dSLOS66XO_7t-yDAIZrqqSPxf5K362-Te-yiB5u_jiqVg5uEhyWY
For more footage of the "Street Views" check us out at the City of San Diego, Office of the City Clerk https://www.sandiego.gov/digitalarchives

01/10/2020
Then and Now: Powayâs own Bernardo Winery
It's confusing.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/pomerado-news/opinion/editorial/then-and-now/story/2020-01-09/poways-own-bernardo-winery
Bernardo Winery, founded in 1889 on land that had been part of the massive Rancho San Bernardo Land Grant, is the oldest continuously-operating winery in San Diego County.

01/07/2020
In 1965, the population of Poway was 8,862 -- up from 1,154 in 1955 and 300 in 1945.
The Chamber of Commerce Telephone Director offers a snapshot of who we were, where we lived and where we shopped in this growing town.
In 1965, the population of Poway was 8,862 -- up from 1,154 in 1955 and 300 in 1945.
The Chamber of Commerce Telephone Director offers a snapshot of who we were, where we lived and where we shopped in this growing town.

12/14/2019
We take a look at how Poway celebrated Christmas 61 years ago.
Articles are highlighted, but the accompanying news and ads shine a light of Poway of that time.
Big monitor preferred if you have access.
We take a look at how Poway celebrated Christmas 61 years ago.
Articles are highlighted, but the accompanying news and ads shine a light of Poway of that time.
Big monitor preferred if you have access.
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